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City Council Staff Report
April 22, 2014
Agenda Item No. 13.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Dave Kiff, City Manager— (949) 644 -3002, dkiff @newportbeachca.gov
Dave Kiff
949 - 644 -3001
Direction to Staff on One Issue
Per Council Policy A -6, any Council member may ask the City Council at a public meeting to
return to the Council with specific direction as to whether staff should spend time and resources
researching or developing specific policy issues. This helps ensure that resources are not
wasted on an item that City Council may not ultimately adopt.
RECOMMENDATION:
Direct the City staff to return with a review and recommendations for change, if any, regarding
the time window involved when an area has parking enforcement associated with street
sweeping.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this specific decision item, but depending on the direction
Council takes, some expenses can be incurred to research and staff specific items.
DISCUSSION:
Section C3 of Council Policy A -6 reads as follows:
Items may be placed on a City Council agenda in the following manner:
A. A Council Member may ask during the Council meeting that a matter be brought to the City
Council at a future meeting. The matter will be brought back at the next Council meeting (if
possible). At that Council meeting, if a majority of the City Council wishes to examine the issue,
staff will prepare an appropriate report and return in the item to the City Council with greater
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detail for discussion and /or action.
At the April 8, 2014 City Council meeting, Council Member Gardner asked that the item
mentioned in the recommendations section be brought back for formal direction.
This item recurs on an intermittent basis. It is an attempt to minimize any waste of staff or
volunteer time and resources in a direction that might not be in line with the desires of the City
Council. In the spirit of those limited resources, I do not take the time to spell out the nuances
of the issues about which we seek guidance. If readers have a specific interest in any one of
the issues shown in the recommended action(s), they should attend the Council meeting and
participate in the discussion as a part of public comments about this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to
Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in
Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the
meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
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